Title :
OSNR requirements for optical multicarrier generator for short range radio-over-fiber systems
Author :
Kim, Y. ; Pasandi, M. E Mousa ; Doucet, S. ; Rusch, L.A. ; LaRochelle, S.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. Laval, Quebec City, QC, Canada
Abstract :
We demonstrate an optimized and compact optical multicarrier generator for radio-over-fiber (ROF) systems. We verify that the generator meets the OSNR and optical carrier power requirements for good quality OFDM signals.
Keywords :
OFDM modulation; microwave photonics; radio-over-fibre; OFDM signal quality; OSNR; ROF system; optical carrier power requirement; optical multicarrier generator; optical signal-to-noise ratio; short-range radio-over-fiber system; Erbium-doped fiber amplifier; Fiber nonlinear optics; Nonlinear optics; OFDM; Optical attenuators; Optical filters; Optical modulation; Optical noise; Semiconductor laser arrays; Signal to noise ratio; (060.2380) Fiber optics sources and detectors; (060.3735) Fiber Bragg gratigns; (060.5060) Phase modulation;
Conference_Titel :
Lasers and Electro-Optics, 2009 and 2009 Conference on Quantum electronics and Laser Science Conference. CLEO/QELS 2009. Conference on
Conference_Location :
Baltimore, MD
Print_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-55752-869-8
